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You already know Photoshop Elements 7 basics. Now you'd like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you. Inside, you'll find clear, illustrated instructions for 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make you more productive with Photoshop Elements 7.How easy is it?Look for these symbols marking the difficulty of each task.Demonstrates a new spin on a common taskIntroduces a new skill or a new taskCombines multiple skills requiring in-depth knowledgeRequires extensive skill and may involve other technologies

Rob Sheppard is the author/photographer of more than 25 books, a well-known speaker and workshop leader, and is editor-at-large and columnist for the prestigious Outdoor Photographer magazine. As author/photographer, Sheppard has written hundreds of articles about photography and nature, plus books ranging from guides to photography such as Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks, 3rd edition, to books about Photoshop including Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only and Outdoor Photographer Landscape and Nature Photography with Photoshop CS2. His Web site is at www.robsheppardphoto.com and his blog is at www.photodigitary.com.

Organize and Prepare Photos for Processing.
Develop a Workflow
Import Your Images
Sort the Good Pictures from the Bad
Create Albums to Group Your Pictures
Use Keywords to Tag Your Images
Change the Organizer Interface As Needed
Set Preferences to Make Organizer Work for You
Back Up Your Pictures to Protect Them Start Adjusting Your Images in Photoshop Elements.
Open Pictures and Use Save As
Make the Editor Interface Your Own
Set Preferences to Make Editor Work for You
Experiment to Learn More about Controls
You Cannot Hurt Your Pictures
Crop Your Photos for Tighter Shots
Fix and Rotate Crooked Pictures
Use Guided Edit to Help You Learn the Program
Set Blacks and Whites with Levels
Adjust Your Midtones with Levels
Adjust Your Midtones with Color Curves
Quickly Adjust Dark Shadows and Bright Highlights
Correct Color to Remove Color Casts
Enhance Color with Hue/Saturation
Use Quick Edit to Work Fast Work with RAW Photos in Photoshop Elements.
Change Images Nondestructively
Crop Your Photos to Start Your Processing
Adjust Blacks and Whites to Give a Photo Strength
Adjust Midtones to Make Tonalities Light or Dark
Correct Color to Clean Up Color Casts
Use Vibrance and Clarity to Intensify Images
Sharpen Photos with Precision
Control Noise in Your Photo
Apply Adjustments to Multiple Photos
Move Your Picture to Photoshop Elements Choose Local Control Features.
Create and Use a Selection
Use Marquee Tools for Specific Shapes
Use Lasso Tools to Follow Picture Elements
Use Automated Tools for Easy Selections
Expand or Contract Your Selection
Select What Is Easy and Invert
Blend Edges by Feathering
Use Selections for Traditional Edge Darkening
Use the Smart Brush for Specific Area Fixes Create Adjustment Layers for Nondestructive Changes.
Understand How Layers Work
Understand How Adjustment Layers Work
Work Blacks and Whites with a Levels Adjustment Layer
Work Midtones with a Levels Adjustment Layer
Correct Color with an Adjustment Layer
Enhance Color with an Adjustment Layer
Fix Problem Exposures with Layer Blending Modes
Understand How Layer Masks Work
Remove Adjustments with Black
Add Adjustments Using Black and Then White
Combine Layer Masks with Selections
Balance Colors and Tones in a Picture
Bring Out Shadow Detail in Specific Areas
Darken Highlight Detail in Specific Areas
Add a Graduated Filter Effect
Flatten Layers When Done Solve Photo Problems.
Clone Out Problems
Remove People from a Scene with Photomerge
Fix Problems Due to Lens Distortion
Fix Perspective Problems with Building Photographs
Make an Out-of-Focus Background
Remove Distracting Colors
Improve Blank Skies
Concentrate Attention with Gaussian Blur
Add a New Background for Your Subject Size and Sharpen Photos.
Basic Workflow for Image Sizing
Size Photos for Printing
Size Photos for E-mail
Sharpen Photos with Unsharp Mask
Sharpen Photos with Adjust Sharpness
Sharpen Photos When You Have Layers
Selectively Sharpen Parts of Your Photo Go Beyond the Basics.
Convert Color Photos to Black-and-White
Adjust Your Photos in Black-and-White
Create Toned Images
Use the Smart Brush for Creative Effects
Create a Hand-Colored Look
Photograph a Scene for a Panoramic Image
Merge Photos for a Panoramic Picture Software Plug-Ins Make Work Easier.
Use Color Efex for Quick Creative Adjustments
Use Color Efex for Efficient Photo Work
Sharpen Effectively with Sharpener Pro
Remove Noise with Dfine
Get Dramatic Black-and-White with Silver Efex
Use FocalPoint for Easy Depth-of-Field Effects Get Photos out of Photoshop Elements.
Gain More Options with Photoshop.com
Protect Your Photos with Online Backup
Access Your Photos Anywhere Internet Service Is Available
Create Online Photo Albums
Share Your Photos Online
Print Your Photos
Print a Group of Photos
Make a Photo Greeting Card
Create Photo Collages
Add Frame Effects to Your Pictures
Make a Slide Show
Put Your Photos on a DVD or CD
Make Labels for CD/DVD Discs
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